Special Report: The AmericanChurch in Crisis by Rebecca Barnes and Lindy Lowry from Outreach magazine, May/June 2006
Attendance is down. The picture is bleak. New research reveals startling and sobering facts. What do they mean for you, your church and Christianity in America?
Sundays are quiet in today's America. Banks and businesses are closed. Rush-hour traffic takes a rest. Most Americans have the day off. But the reason for the "holi”day is no longer about anything holy for a growing number of people who don't attend weekend worship services.
Most of us suspect that fewer people are attending church regularly. We need look no farther than our neighbors' driveways on a Sunday morning. And daily, we're confronted with our increasingly individualistic, secular and narcissistic culture. Those in professional church work have heard the rumors: Membership in mainline churches is steadily declining. Organic churches are on the rise with people trading sanctuaries for living rooms. Even online faith communities are growing. But do we know what's really happening in the traditional Church? And to what extent that will impact the future of Christianity in America? Continue...
With this in mind, it is apparent today that more is required. We should look for the opportunity that lies within every situation, then reach out for a different approach and not be intimidated by the facts.
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